Works by Clara Young Kim, Julie Niskanen, and Nina Muys
Inner Peace
October 31 to November 24, 2024
Opening reception: Saturday, November 2, 2-5:00 pm
with artist talk at 3:00 pm: "mezzotint," Julie Niskanen
Artist demo: "monoprints," Nina Muys, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2-4:00 pm
Inner Peace – printmakers Nina Muys and Julie Niskanen, along with fine arts photographer Clara Young Kim, share a love of the natural world. Each in her own way, and in different media, finds a sense of tranquility and beauty in the subject matter, and also in the creative process.
For Nina Muys, a lotus flower from Kenilworth Garden and a home grown lily both evoke the same sense of awe. The landscape around her studio on the Eastern Shore offers steady inspiration. Muys uses plexiglass for drypoint monoprints and also creates plates using cardboard and carborundum in her collagraphs.
In contrast, Clara Young Kim, originally from Korea, is an avid traveller who captures beauty all over the world. Her landscape photographs demonstrate her virtuosity at catching a special moment with a keen eye and lyrical composition. Her unique view of our world brings us both peace and curiosity.
Julie Niskanen's primary medium is mezzotint, a time-honored and time consuming method. Her observations of the natural world are expressed in her richly toned, black and white prints of birds, trees and plants. In Niskanen'e words, "Looking at Creation has been my inspiration for art as well as a source of inner peace."
Browse Works in Inner Peace
Nina Muys
Julie Niskanen
Artist: Nina Muys
Medium: Carborundum Intaglio
Image Size: 16” x 36”
Framed Size: 20” x 40”
Framed Price: $900
Unframed Price: $700